No VC, No Problem: How TeachBoost Built a Sustainable Business - News

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And DeRoner knew he had to get in front of principals and teachers in order for Teachboost, an observation platform that helps schools and districts differentiate PD for educators, to make the greatest impact. “The intra-district mentoring and coaching that TeachBoost enables is very powerful” for increasing exposure, according to Jillian Lubow, the Director of Marketing and Educational Partnerships who formerly worked at Wireless Generation and Virtual Nerd. “This type of collaboration is a fantastic way to build national exposure while keeping with our customer-focused strategy and supporting school leaders who are looking to improve their teacher evaluation process,” said Lubow. In October, it received the GREAT Tech Award, an international startup competition organized by UK Trade & Investment that will help bring their platform to U.K. schools. “Weve been able to grow and sustain a team of 7 and could continue to bootstrap, but now that our fundamentals are in place were thinking about ways to strategically step on the gas pedal, and that could include outside capital.”

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Software SaaS Enterprise Collaboration

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Yammer
$500M to $1B
TeachBoost
$1M to $5M